Civil And Structural Steelwork Detailing NCV Level 4 — Exam Paper

November 2020 — NCV Level 4 — Civil And Structural Steelwork Detailing

NCV Level 4 2020 NCV Engineering

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1.2400 800 FIGURE 1 Calculate the amount of reinforcement steel required for the beam shown in FIGURE 1. The strength of the concrete is 40 MPa and the strength of the steel is 450 MPa. The beam must resist a moment of 345 kN.m

1.3Calculate the amount of steel required for a 450 mm long square column if it is subjected to an unfactored load of 3 000 kN. The strength of the concrete is 25 MPa and the strength of the steel is 300 MPa.

4.2Draw a fully labelled shear force diagram to a suitable scale. Show all the main values on the diagram. (5\ [25] 1205067425

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2.1List FOUR materials commonly used in reinforced concrete structures. (4\

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2.3What are retaining walls made of (2\

2.4Give the rationale for using pile caps and capping beams in construction. (2\

2.5Use the floor layout plan shown in FIGURE 3 on the ADDENDUM (attached\ to give a full description of each of the following elements: Number of stor eys Height of

2.6Various options are given as possible answe rs to the following question. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A D\ next to the question number (

2.6\the ANSWER BOOK. The test done for quality control of Portland cement: Tensile strength Soundness Setting time

2.7Name TWO t ypes of oncrete est

2.8Briefly explain what concrete culverts are (2\

2.9Different strength concrete is used for different purposes. Name the different strengths of concrete (3\ [30] 1205067430

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3.1Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches a term in COLUMN A. Write only the letter (A J\ next to the question number (3.1.1

3.1.10\in the ANSWER BOOK. COLUMN A COLUMN B

3.1.10Goi ng Pitch Line Rise Flight Landing Tread Winder Soffit

3.2Define each of the following terms:

3.2.1Yield strength

3.2.2Dead Load

3.2.3Paste

3.2.4Shale

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Total75 marks

Sections25 + 30 + 20 = 75 marks

Paper information

TitleExam Paper

SubjectCivil And Structural Steelwork Detailing

LevelNCV Level 4

Document typeQuestion paper

Year2020

MonthNovember

Pages6

Downloads3

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago6y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start daySunday

Exam periodNovember 2020

Days since exam2,169

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